Sentences with phrase «midfield has become»

Watching him and Westwood in our midfield has become painful!

Midfield has become so important and a boiling point..

Competition for places in midfield has become highly competitive and as a result there is more rotation in the central position.

But since then Coquelin has not played two matches, and the base of Arsenal midfield has become a concern again.

Well to be more precise, the attacking and creative side of midfield, as the need for what we might call a «proper» defensive midfielder had become a tried old topic for Arsenal fans and the football media alike.

The 27 - year old central midfielder has become a key player for Sam Allardyce and has played a major part in their impressive start to the season which has seen them stay above Arsenal up to this point.

The talented midfielder has become a crucial cog for both club and country and has the ability to set forth attacks and can dictate the speed and pattern of a game and although he didn't start all the World Cup qualifiers he will nonetheless surely be a player that Vicente Del Bosque hopes to see at his best.

The Welsh international is inside the final 18 months of his playing deal, and is believed to be in line for a wage hike, with the midfielder having become an integral part of our side in recent seasons.

Managers failing to find space for him in midfield would become something of a theme; here, Gascoigne came in to replace him.

The deepest - lying midfielder has become an auxiliary centre - back - cum - playmaker which the defence pivots around with their build - up play.

The former Manchester United midfielder has become one of the most sought - after players in world football during his spell at Juventus.

Wilshere's injury - interrupted season led to fears that a World Cup campaign may result in an additional setback for the young Englishman, but Pearce confirms what Arsenal fans have been hoping for, The Arsenal midfielder had become a very hot property and was well on his way to cementing a place in the Three Lions team for the World Cup, but he suffered a hairline fracture in his foot whilst playing for England against Denmark, after a challenge by Liverpool's Daniel Agger.

By the time he was 17, the young midfielder had become a regular with Atleti's B team, playing in the third tier of Spanish football, and a debut with the senior side came in March 2012, featuring in the last six minutes of a Europa League win over Beşiktaş.

Not exact matches

The game of football has become much more nuanced then «you are either a defensive midfielder or a playmaker».

In turn, as reported by The Sun, Chelsea and Liverpool have both been linked with a move, while Juventus has become a possibility for the youngster as all three clubs in question are looking to bolster their midfield options ahead of next season.

The former United man believes that the England international's vision and work - rate would see him in shine in midfield, and it is a sensible move with Rooney's diminishing pace and lack of goal threat at times becoming a problem for the Red Devils.

Though England are currently well equipped at centre back, and Rovers boss Sam Allardyce believes that will eventually become Jones» permanent position, there is certainly a void in defensive midfield that Jones could well fill — especially with poor Owen Hargreaves having suffered another setback.

He has become the defensive midfielder that manager Arsene Wenger has needed since the departure of Patrick Vieira and Gilberto Silva from the club.

The 25 - year - old has 12 goals and 6 assists in just 20 appearances in all competitions this season, and has become regarded as one of the world's best attacking midfield players in the last few years.

my only hope is wenger to buy kanté of leicester.this guy is a beast at dm position with a good technical and physical quality.with him and coq in midfield against barca we can hope for anything special to happen.with finally olivier giroud slowly becoming WC striker, walcott most efficient and campbell who is a revelation this season, the return of alexis we can be dangerous against any defence.our only weak position is a dm position and wenger won't have any excuz this mercato bcoz there are players available that we can buy if we want.plz wenger go for at least one of this: kanté, wanyama, w.carvalho, l.bender, krychowiak, biglia, neves, l.gustavo, rabiot... if we try to sign s.roberto he will be a good addition with great quality.gunner for life!!!

The news will come as a huge blow to Reds fans, who were hopeful that the youngster would become the club's next great midfielder, after a series of impressive performances over the last couple of years.

Ramsey had become too bothered about getting on the scoresheet and almost abandoned the basic expectations of a midfielder.

Overall, I've always been intrigued by the idea of a Wilshere — Ramsey central midfield but in reality, it will be impossible to implement at this moment as the team around them is completely fragile and they just don't have the correct mentality or skill set to become good in those roles at the highest level.

The Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere has been called up by Gareth Southgate for the big friendly games against Holland and Italy next week, and he has no worries that he can convince the England manager that he is fit enough and talented enough to become an integral part of Southgate's World Cup squad.

However, the move for Xhaka is an acknowledgement from Wenger that his side have to become more ruthless in the midfield.

Now Bould and Wenger better solve the Midfield and Defense problems, it has become a real shame how even bottom clubs find it easy to get past our midfield and Midfield and Defense problems, it has become a real shame how even bottom clubs find it easy to get past our midfield and midfield and defense.

Arsenal have had a longstanding problem without a strong intelligent defensive midfielder for many many years, but a few years ago Wenger got lucky when Francis Coquelin was recalled from a loan at Charlton and immediately became our beast in that position.

In the case of Wilshere, this guy has suffered irreparable lost playing time in his career which if not, he would have become one of the top midfielder if not the top in the game in the world able to score and gives assists on a regular basis.

The Hammers had hoped to secure the midfielder on a permanent deal this summer following a series of commanding, impactful displays, but as Song's stock rose once again, bigger clubs became interested in the Cameroon international.

The Algerian has become a regular in the Spurs midfielder, but should leave the shooting to team - mate Harry Kane having failed miserably with 23 strikes on goal and nothing to show for his efforts.

Indeed, Ramsey became quite overly obsessed with goal - scoring that he would repeatedly forsake his midfield responsibilities, and personally his game this season has not impressed me.

Although he commanded a fee over # 20 million, he has since made that fee look minimal, as he controls the midfield for Chelsea, becoming the player that Arsenal fans envy.

Although Wilshere has not nailed down a regular position in his career so far, playing both as an attacking midfielder, either centrally or on either flank, as well as a more defensive - minded player, it appears that he wants to work on becoming more of a deep - lying ball player in the Alonso or Pirlo mould.

hehe this china phone doesn't put my thoughts well bro... its obviously coqs error there was no need of such a challenge coz it wasn't in a dangerous area he was so far out I was mood down when I saw that tackle thought there we go again fuc coz in midfield we were bossing the game I think the manager needs to shout at him... what is becoming alarming and I will blame the coaching stuff we r really getting silly redcards I.e chelsea gem mertesecker okay he was beaten but should've let costa one on one we had higher chances of coming back when 11 today out of the blues an irrational challenge thisnhas to be sorted its becoming alarming

You've got to look at more than just goals, it's the type of goals players score how they link up with other players, work rate potentially players who don't score as much if you stick them in our team with our midfield and they could become fantastic.

The Italy international has been in great form for the Parisian club this season, becoming a key part of their midfield alongside Thiago Motta and Blaise Matuidi.

Having suffered an ankle injury in pre-season which kept him out for the first few months of the campaign, the former Spurs play - maker became a regular in the team at both centre back and holding midfield.

we are a football club first and a business second... or should be... this is how all dictatorships end... the colonel of the EPL lost his marbles 5 seasons ago on my estimate... he has become a character from a gabriel garcia marquez short story... or is that just some teenage midfield prodigy he is trying to bring in from the Mexican third division...

A move back to the Premier League may just interest the 37 year old midfielder and perhaps a move back to his East London roots will lure the England man to West Ham, though one wonders just how much the Hammers would have to pay for such a move to become a reality.

The injury - plagued midfielder has seen a resurgence like no other which started in the Europa League but now has seen the Englishmen become a regular starter and put together a string of impressive performances.

Arsenal have had an inconsistent start to the season, and could do with improvements in a number of areas, including central midfield, where they have become overly reliant on Francis Coquelin and Santi Cazorla, with little in the way of backup in that area.

Spanish midfielder Isco has definitively become manager Zinedine Zidane's favourite over the course of this season, and Rodriguez is beginning to lose patience with a lack of playing time.

The Belgian has arguably been a bargain, though, becoming one of the best attacking midfielders in Europe since then, particularly under the guidance of Pep Guardiola.

Last summer French midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin was a target for Spurs, but just like their recent interest in Wanyama they failed to follow it up with a serious offer and that is one of the reasons why Ronald Koeman's side have become agitated with the club they now feel are an direct rival.

Many Arsenal fans have thought that the club needs a defensive midfielder for some time, but with captain Mikel Arteta, Abou Diaby and Mathieu Flamini all out of contract next summer the problem is becoming more prevalent.

Meanwhile, should he arrive from Leicester, N'Golo Kante would become the natural defensive midfielder that would do the key role, allowing Cesc Fabregas to provide some help on both sides of the pitch.

Having made little progress with either player, it has forced him to look elsewhere which won't come as the most reassuring assessment for his former Chelsea midfield general, but the 28 - year - old now looks set to become his latest signing and will be a crucial figure in the side next season.

I really would mind him becoming a part of our midfield, he is not the Kante type, buzzing like a busy Bee in the middle of the park, while Carvalho is a quiet but efficient worker, who reads and intercept passes and not too shabby moving the ball forward.

25 - year - old Ander Herrera has also become an important part of their midfield.

If he does go to the right place, Xavi thinks that our young midfielder could go on to become one of the very best, as he saw close up just what a talent the lad has and how frustrating it must have been for all concerned that injury problems have so far stopped him realising that ability.